Blacking-brush.



PATENTED MAY 9, 1905.

l1hr/89,313.

S, W. EMORY.

BLAGKING BRUSH.

ABPLIUATION FILED JULY 13,1904,

:tra 789,318.

Patented may e, 1905.

SILAS VR'IGHT EMORY, OF WASHING-TON, MISSGURI.

BLACKlNG-"BRUSl-ln SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.789,318, dated May 9, 1905. application filed July 13, 1904. Serial No.216,400.

To all whom www corte/Wn:

Be it known that 1', SrL/is Wmen'r Erreur, a citizen et' the UnitedStates, residing at Washl ington, in the county of Franklin and State lof Missouri, have invented a new and useful Blacking-Brush, of which theFollowing is a specification.

lhis invention relates to implements for ap plying the polishingcompound to shoes, and has Jfor its object to simplify and improve theconstruction and produce a device of this character which may beinexpensively mannf'actured, easily charged with the blaclting compound,and by means of which the coinpound may be applied to the shoe uniformlyand without danger of soiling the fingers.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature oithe invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novelf'eatures of' construction, as hercinalfter fully described and claimed.

.1n the accompanying' drawings, forming a part o' this specification,and in which correspending parts are denoted by like designatingcharacters, is illustrated the preferred form etl the embodiment of theinvention capable of' carrying the same into practical operation, itbeing understood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto,as various changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage oflthe parts maybe resorted to without departing from the principle of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

ln the drawings thus employed, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectionalelevation, and Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view, of the improved im.plement. Fig. 3 represents a sectional view of a modified constructionet' the body portion of the device.

The improved implement comprises a stock or body portion '10, having ahandle 11 attached at one side and with a longitudinal recess '12opening rearwardly and threaded at 13 exteriorly of the open end. Atransverse recess 14 intersects the longitudinal recess near the forwardend of the stock 10, and arranged in said recess 14 is a revoluble brush15.

Between the brush-recess la and the longin tudinal recess 12 is a plateor partition 16, ex-

tending partially across the inner end of the longitudinal recess topartly close it, as hereina't'ter explained.

Fitting' the longitudinal recess 12 is a tubular member 17 Vlfor holdingthe blaeking and formed with the edges el the inner or discharge end 1Srelatively sharp and bearing against the stop 1G and the outer endprovided with an annular flange 19 bearing against the outer end of thestoel( 10. A threaded cap 2O fits over the threaded end of the stoel(and serves the twofold purpose of a closure to the aperture 12 and thetubular receiver 17, but also holds the receiver in position by bearingupon the flange 19.

lVithin the tubular receiver 17 a weighted follower member 21 is free tomove and presses upon the blaclring material within the receiver.

To charge the receiver with its supply of blacking, the cap 2.0 isdetached, the tubular receiver 17 removed, and its sharpened dischargeend 18 pressed into a mass of the blacling material, which cuts ont acore ofl the material and leaves it within the receiver, and byrepeating the operation the receiver is soon lilled and the follower Q1is forced in through the flanged end 19. The receiver' is then returnedto the recess 12 and the cap 2.0 restored.

Then the implement is to be employed, a shaking motion is impartedlongitudinally to the stock, which will canse the relatively heavyfollower 21 to drive a portion of the material over the stop-plate 1Gand into position to be taken up by the brush 15 as it rotates.

In using the implement the brush 15 is drawn back and 'forth over theshoe, which action causes the brush to piel: up and uniformly spread theblaching to all parts of the shoe and without waste of' material orendangering the cleanliness of the operator, as the handle member 11 isthe only part with which the hands come in contact'.

rlhe blaclring material being' confined within the tubular receiver isprotected from the action of' the air and will retain its semiliquidcondition and in the best possible condition for application to theshoe. ing is exhausted, the receiver can be quickly recharged, asbefore.

The follower 21 will preferably be of lead or similar heavymatcrial tofacilitate its propeiling action on the material in the receiver.

The transverse stop 16 is an important feature of the invention, as thearea of the discharge from the receiver is thereby reduced and excess ofsupply to the brush obviated. The stop-plate also serves asa supportagainst which the inner end of the receiver rests to increase thesteadiness with which the receiver is held.

Attached to the inner side of the stock lO is a small brush 22 to serveas a preliminary cleaner to remove adhering mud and other foreign matterfrom the shoe prior to the application of the blacking.

A flexible polishing-strip 23 is connected by its ends, respectively, tothe forward end of the stoel; lO and a block 2% upon the handle ll, asby clamp-plates 25 26 and screws 2T 28, the polishing-strip beingstretched taut, as required.

A pad 29, of felt or other suitable compressible material, is insertedbetween the block 24 and strip 23 to sustain the latter and increase itseliiciency.

Several thicknesses of the fabric 23 are employed, so that when onebecomes soiled or worn it can be cut loose and the next thickness used,and when all are worn out the polisher may be readily renewed, as willbe obvious, by attaching a new stoel; of the polisher-strips.

Under some circumstances the tubular member 17 may be dispensed with andthe blacking inserted directly into the cavity l2 in the stock l0, thismodified construction being shown in Fig. 3; but this would not be adeparture from the principle of the invention, as the same results wouldbe accomplished in substantially the same manner.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. In a deviceof the class described, a recessed casing having a magazine or reservoirprovided with a contracted discharge-opening, and a revoluble brushpartly housed in the recess and arranged adjacent to saiddischargeopening.

2. In a device of the class described, a casing having a longitudinalrecess open at one end and intersected at its other end by a transverserecess, a blacking-receiver for detachable insertion in saidlongitudinal recess, a

brush mounted for rotation in said transverse recess, and a follower insaid receiver and bearing by gravity upon the blacling to force itagainst the brush.

3. In a device ot the class described, a casing having a longitudinalrecess open at one end and intersected at its other end by a transverserecess, a blacling-reeeiver for detach- Then the blacll able insertionin said longitudinal recess, a brush mounted for rotation in saidtransverse recess, a stop-plate extendingtransversely of the dischargeend of said receiver and reducing the area of the same, and meansoperating in said receiver for forcing the blacling over said stop-plateand against the brush.

4. In a device of the class described, a casing having' a longitudinalrecess open at one end and intersected at its other end by a translverse recess, a brush mounted for rotation in said transverse recess, ablacking-receiver for insertion in said longitudinal recess and havingparallel sides and open at one end with the edges of the open endrelatively sharp to facilitate the insertion of the blacliing, and meansoperating in said receiver for forcing the blacliing therefrom upon thebrush.

5. In a device of the class described, acasl ing having a longitudinalrecess open at one end and intersected at its other end by a transverserecess, and threaded exterior-ly of said open end, a bl'acliing-receiverforinsertion in said longitudinal recess and with an annular flangeengaging the threaded end of the casing, a threaded cap engaging saidthreaded end and bearing upon said flange, a brush mounted for rotationin said transverse recess, and means operating in said receiver forforcing the blacking therefrom against the brush.

6. `In a device of the class described, a casing having a longitudinalrecess open at one end and interseeted at its other end by a transverserecess, and threaded exteriorly of said open end, a blacliing-receiverfor insertion in said longitudinal recess and with an annular flangeengaging the threaded end of the casing, a threaded cap engaging saidthreaded end and bearing upon said flange, a brush mounted for rotationin said transverse recess, a stop-plate extending transversely of thedistially across the saine to reduce the discharge area and againstwhich the receiver is held by the screw-cap.

7. In a device of the class described, a casing having a longitudinalrecess open at one f end and intersected at its other end by a translverse recess, a blacling-receiver for detach- I able insertion in saidlongitudinal recess, a l

brush mounted for rotation in said transverse recess, a stop-plateextending transversely of the discharge end of said receiver andreducing the area of the same, anda follower withl in the receiver andbearingbv gravity upon i the blacliing to force 1t against the brush.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aliixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

`l SILAS WRIGHT EMGRY.

l/Vitnesses:

JULiUs F. Ninnnnicx, Gno. K. VVYNNE.

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